Psalmów 135:1 Odniesienia do Talmudu: Jerusalem Talmud Berakhot

Here¹⁷⁵This paragraph is a copy of the corresponding one in Sukkah 3:12; “here” refers to the discussion of Hallel in that tractate. The entire paragraph deals with the recitation of Hallel; the parallel in the Babli is Sukkah 38b., a baraita states: “If he heard but did not answer, he did his duty. If he answered but did not hear, he did not do his duty.” Rav in the name of Abba bar Ḥana¹⁷⁶A cousin of Rav who studied with him under their common uncle R. Ḥiyya. In contrast to Rav, Rebbi Abba bar Ḥana did not return to Babylonia permanently. In the Babli, the statement is reported in the name of Rav’s son-in-law Rav Ḥanan bar Abba., or, as some say, Abba bar Ḥana in the name of Rav, that is only if he answered the beginnings of chapters. Rebbi Zeïra inquired, what are beginnings of chapters? (Ps. 113:1) “Hallelujah, praise, you servants of the Eternal, praise the name of the Eternal.¹⁷⁷Neither here nor in the Babli is it clear whether “headings” means only the first sentence of Hallel or the first sentence of every Psalm to be recited; cf. Tosaphot Sukkah 38b, s. v. מכאן.” They asked before Rebbi Ḥiyya bar Abba, from where do we know that if somebody heard but did not answer, that he fulfilled his duty? He said, because we see great rabbis acting accordingly. They stand in the congregation where some say (Ps. 118:26): “Blessed he who comes,” and the others say: “in the name of the Eternal,” and all have fulfilled their duty¹⁷⁸Hence, it is unnecessary in the recitation of Psalms or synagogal poetry that in responsively recited pieces everyone should pronounce everything; the practice given here is also endorsed by the Babli (Sukkah 38b) and is accepted in most Jewish groups..